Please join us for a relaxed afternoon of camaraderie at our annual holiday party.

Board member Thomas Trimmer is again hosting it at The Club Room at Savoy Park. It is conveniently located just a mile West of I-395 at 5567 Seminary Road, Falls Church, VA. 22041.

This year, the party will be held midday on SUNDAY December 10, 2017 from 12:30pm -3:30pm, (freeing up your Saturday night for other seasonal events) so that you can drive during daylight hours. There is plenty of parking with lots of elbowroom, only a few steps away from the Club Room, should you want (weather permitting) to drive a special interest car.

Dessert:
An assortment of pies with whipped cream
An assortment of cookies/cupcakes/brownies

As always there is no charge to our current members, however there will be a $10.00 charge for non-members/guests.

The Straight Eights Board of Directors Election will take place at the holiday party this year.Attendees will be voting for a slate of candidates, but if not attending, you may email StraightEightsPresident@gmail.com with your vote, yea or nay (yes or no) on the slate as a whole on or before 12:30PM on Sunday December 10.

As you know, we have had a few on the current board of directors announce they are not running for re-election for 2018. Many thanks go to Thomas Trimmer, Paul Lindsey, and Richard Gamble for their YEARS of service to the club. Now it is time for them to relax.

Fortunately, a number of other club members have stepped up and self-nominated (or accepted nominations) for board membership (or changing roles) for next year.

So, please allow us to present to you the Slate of Candidates for the 2018 Straight Eights Board of Directors.(You may still offer more nominations for any board position, including additional Directors-at-Large, since we have a minimum requirement of two, but we can have as many Directors at-Large as we want or need!)

For President: Lou Vecchioni ("OK, twist my arm again.")
For Vice President: Bill Teaney ("Lou hasn't convinced me to run for president yet.")
For Secretary: Ed Trenn ("...and the Angels Sang")
For Treasurer: Jim Erickson-Nepomuceno ("I have conation and a calculator.")
For Director of Advertising and Outreach: Mike Cull ("And I am still gonna be Newsletter Editor too, so NyaaNyaa!")
For Director of Membership: Mark Jordan ("How could Anyone not like Him?")
For Director-at-Large: Paul Massaro ("Would you buy a car from this man?")
For Director-at-Large: Howard Ghee ("Wait, Rinse, and Repeat.")

Directions and Parking

First, there is ample free parking, as the Savoy Park condo association has an agreement allowing the use of the Skyline business park’s large parking lot on weekends, which is adjacent to the condo parking lot. So for those of you using GPS, the destination address will be 5203 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church,VA. 22041.

For those coming from DC/MD via I-395 South:

Take 395 South to the King Street exit (exit 5).

Head West on Kings Street (left lane) for approximately 1.0 mile.

Turn left on South George Mason Drive and move into the right lane.

At the 2nd stoplight on George Mason, you will make a right turn.

Head up the ramp and at the top of the ramp make an immediate left into the Skyline business park.

To your left you will see a brick wall separating their parking lot and ours.

Park near the walk through and the clubhouse will be right in front of you.

For those coming from MD/VA/WV via I-95/I-495 to I-395 North:

Take 395 North to the Seminary Road exit.

Head West on Seminary Road (left lane) for approximately 1.0 mile.

At the intersection of Seminary Road and South George Mason Drive, stay in the left lane and continue on to the next stoplight.

At the stoplight you will make a left turn.

Head up the ramp and at the top of the ramp make an immediate left into the Skyline business park.

To your left you will see a brick wall separating their parking lot and ours.

Park near the walk through and the clubhouse will be right in front of you

If you need further directions, or get lost, call Thomas @ 703-674-7154 and he will be able to get you there.